In regards to the first, wyverns that are attached to dragoons are connected to the PC (to the point where a huge portion of the point of the class IS the Wyvern) and thus are almost just as much a major character as an actual player, especially when role played with a personality or otherwise just roleplaying so it is treated as something other than just a weapon that requires feeding.
As for the spell choice, that's why I'm asking Krylo to make sure ahead of time while also having a set limit. Unlike most mages, my dragon cannot restore his spell uses by gaining MP. Once he uses up his spells, that's it until the next "session". Basically, the way I made my character, he's a caster dragoon. He doesn't have the evasion or the jumping ability that dex dragoons do. His INT stat only supports him with skills points and how often he can use his abilities. Basically, I traded off the dragoon's evasion (Dex and Jump) for very specific boosts that gives him semi-caster support (The proposed dragon spells as well as Scan and eventually Lancet) while still being fairly tanky (average stamina and high power).
What I'm proposing is basically that if I want to improve my dragon's ability to cast those spells more often, I have to invest more points in INT to boost the rating, which is the reason my INT stat is high. Actually, the entire caster dragoon idea is something that was intended as an option for the dragoon in the first place by the game makers. If you look at the dragoon's stats, the two stats that have the biggest boosts (+15) is Dex and Int. From that, you can see that INT was meant to have some a significant purpose.
I'm not asking to get the spells for free. First, it requires the job ability Animal Companion and choosing Strange Attack (twice in this case). Then the way I proposed it, I need to have high INT and keep investing in it, which takes away from other stats like VIT or DEX, in order to cast it more often.
That said, I can understand the balance issue of those two being very powerful to get at the start (Although White Wind scales with the user's hitpoints. The less hitpoints you have, the less it can heal to the party.)
Anyhow, I made my suggestion/argument. Just waiting patiently to see what Krylo thinks.
Last edited by Menarker; 12-08-2010 at 03:20 AM.
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